Evaluation of a pumping test of the Snake River Plain aquifer using axial-flow numerical modeling

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 428-437

  Johnson, Gary S ^a   Frederick, David B ^b   Cosgrove, Donna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial flow models; Basalt aquifer; Conceptual models; Hydraulic testing; Snake River Plain

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; DRAWDOWN; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PUMPING; RADIAL FLOW;

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EID: 0141726711     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-002-0201-0     Document Type: Article

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